Ripple Primary School
Suffolk Road, Barking, IG11 7QS
856 pupils · 72% of 1,181 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Free school meals
- 21.2%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 30 April 2025, published 9 June 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 73% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 28 | 28 | 141 | 28 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 29 | 27 | 169 | 29 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 107 | 104 | 421 | 107 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 84 | 83 | 369 | 84 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 91 | 88 | 373 | 91 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 78 | 78 | 329 | 78 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 93 | 89 | 415 | 93 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 91 | 89 | 414 | 91 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Greatfields Primary School 0.7 km · No Ofsted rating
- Eastbury Primary School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Gascoigne Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Manor Junior School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Manor Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.